Persistent World Economy and Player Influence

At a Glance

• Economic cycles process production, consumption and prices.
• Purchases and sales change real market stock.
• No single player controls the entire world.

What persistent means

Voyages keep their arrival time, markets run economic cycles and active world events continue while you are signed out. The interface reads the current server state when you return.

How players influence it

Buying reduces market stock and increases local holdings; selling does the reverse. Many actions can affect supply and price within limits set by production, consumption, target stock and other players.

What does not change the economy

Panning the map, hiding a layer, changing the active office or closing the browser has no economic effect. The wiki does not calculate a hidden optimal route.

Verify an action

After trading, check the message, local holdings, market stock and logbook. For voyages also inspect fleet and arrival action.